In an effort to make their word choice more specific and their writing more vivid, students in my class have come up with a list of alternatives to the word "said."
mumbled
whispered
blurted out
blubbered
ranted
gasped
groaned
grumbled
protested
complained
recounted
asserted
remarked
uttered
mouthed
pronounced
yelled
announced
Homework is to list 20 alternatives to the word "nice."
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